Name: 24 (in Spanish)
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Author: Sergio Ramírez

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Physical Book

Author

Sergio Ramírez

Publisher

Oceano

Synopsis "24 (in Spanish)"

El primer cuentista vivo en el continente latinoamericano y uno de los mejores en español heredero de las armas de Cortázar y Monterroso.Javier Sancho Más BabeliaUn nuevo Humboldt y un atribulado meteorólogo se debaten entre su campo de estudio y el discurso oficial. Atletas en ascenso o decadencia ven su tropiezo en la cancha el diamante o el ring convertidos en demencia asedio o prisión política. Espectadores obsesivos interrogan retratos y fotogramas en busca de claves para su propia existencia. Jóvenes presas de los ídolos de la amistad traicionada de la soledad que imponen los exilios caen en las trampas de su propia obsesión. En suma los personajes de esta veintena de relatos cargan todos con aplomo o con desmayo con humor ironía o melodrama el peso de una historia que es a la vez la de América Latina y la de la humanidad entera.La prosa fina y el dominio narrativo de Sergio Ramírez se muestran en pleno en esta antología que representa lo mejor de su labor cuentista y a la vez una sucinta autobiografía intelectual de su autor.

Sergio Ramírez

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Sergio Ramírez (Masatepe, Nicaragua, 1942) is one of the most prominent writers in Central America. His literary career began with stories published since 1960 and his first novel, Tiempo de fulgor, in 1970. In 1977, he joined the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and played a key role in the revolution that overthrew the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza. After the victory, he was vice president of Nicaragua between 1985 and 1990. However, he retired from politics in 1996 to fully dedicate himself to literature.

In 1999 he published Adiós muchachos, a testimony of his experiences during the revolution and the subsequent political frustration after the FSLN's electoral defeat in 1990. This work is considered a memoir of a generation that fought for common ideals of rebellion.
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Ramírez has been internationally recognized with awards such as the Alfaguara de Novela (1998) and the Cervantes Prize (2017), being the first Central American to receive the latter. In 2024, the University of Guadalajara awarded him an honorary doctorate, highlighting his commitment to freedom of expression and democracy. He currently resides in Spain after being stripped of his Nicaraguan citizenship by the regime of Daniel Ortega.

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